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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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